Opinion
No. 14-1582 No. 14-1631 No. 14-1715 No. 17-1317 No. 17-1729
08-02-2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS D. RIVERA-CARRASQUILLO, a/k/a Danny KX, a/k/a Danny Vorki; EDWIN BERNARD ASTACIO-ESPINO, a/k/a Bernard, a/ka Bernal; RAMON LANZA-VAZQUEZ, a/k/a Ramoncito, Defendants, Appellants.
ERRATA SHEET
The opinion of this Court, issued on August 2, 2019, is amended as follows:
On page 28, lines 1-5, replacewith
A necessary element for a RICO-conspiracy conviction is that "the defendant agree[d] to commit or actually commit[ted] two or more acts of racketeering activity." United States v. Shifman, 124 F.3d 31, 38 (1st Cir. 1997); see also id. at 35 (discussing the other elements).
"RICO conspiracy counts 'require[] at least two acts of racketeering activity.'" United States v. Tavares, 844 F.3d 46, 54 (1st Cir. 2016) (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 1961(5)).